Michael Prysner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Michael Prysner

American anti-war political activist

Date of Birth: 15-Jun-1983

Place of Birth: Tampa, Florida, United States

Profession: politician, peace activist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Michael Prysner

  • Michael Prysner (born June 15, 1983) is an American political activist.
  • He is the co-founder of March Forward!, an organization of active-duty members of the US military and veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars who encourages current active-duty service personnel to resist deployment. Prysner is a US Army veteran who served in Iraq.
  • His rank was corporal.
  • According to Prysner, his duties in Iraq included ground surveillance, home raids and the interrogation of prisoners, and these experiences led him to take an anti-war stand.In March 2008, Prysner was a member of a panel discussing the topic Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan in Maryland.
  • At the event, he spoke about period in Iraq as a soldier and his personal views about the two wars.
  • His testimony became known as the "Our Real Enemies" speech and it begged a standing ovation in the end.
  • Also, in 2008, Prysner ran a write-in campaign for the US House of Representatives for Florida's 22nd congressional district (Boca Raton). He is a member of Party for Socialism and Liberation and A.N.S.W.E.R..In November 2011, Prysner was arrested in Occupy Los Angeles.
  • He was released after posting bail.Prysner is also a producer and co-writer for the program The Empire Files, with Abby Martin.He performed the rap "Skit 6" on the album Soundtrack to the Struggle.

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